Bentson speaks out regarding allegationsStaff Report “In light of recent publicity concerning the settlement of the lawsuit against me and Massac Unit One School District One by Jane Doe 77, I am compelled to release this statement to cl...

New heart provides Turner a second chanceAbout six months after having her youngest child in 2000, Sherry Turner knew something wasn’t right. She couldn’t nurse, carry or pick Zuri up like she had her other three children. His older siste...

County gets Port update, signs set to be installedBy Michele Longworth Planet Reporter reporter@metropolisplanet.com Massac County’s commissioners heard from Massac-Metropolis Port District (MMPD) member Larry Douglas that while the port district ...

MMPD votes to purchase Ingram propertyMonths of negotiating are coming to a close as the Massac-Metropolis Port District (MMPD) begins the process of purchasing the Ingram Barge property. The MMPD first publicly announced its interest ...

'Dreams Can Come True'Fay Kimmins was one of several speakers during the annual Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. program hosted Monday by the Youth Department of First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis. While th...

Unit One settles sexual abuse lawsuitBy Michele Longworth Planet Reporter reporter@metropolisplanet.com A lawsuit filed March 27, 2012 by a woman who claimed former Unit One teacher Darryl Bentson had sexually abused her as a student,...

County updated on debris removalBy Michele Longworth Planet Reporter reporter@metropolisplanet.com Massac County commissioners were updated Tuesday on the status of tornado clean up efforts from Massac County Emergency Service Di...

Metropolis ‘shouldn’t be affected’ by W.Va. spillBy Terra Temple Planet Reporter terra@metropolisplanet.com While the chemical that spilled from a Charleston, W.Va. plant some 13 days ago dilutes as it travels down the Ohio River, the two-fold qu...